mixers

Kitchen blending appliances

Mixers are devices or people that mix things.

A stand mixer combines ingredients for baking.

An audio mixer blends multiple sound channels.

A mixer at a party is someone who mingles easily, or the event itself—a social gathering designed to help strangers meet.

In drinks, a mixer is the non-alcoholic component combined with spirits: tonic water, soda, juice.

She's a good mixer means she's sociable.

audio

soundboard

Tone-amplifying wooden surface

knobs · EQ · equalizer · panning · levels · gain · preamp · inputs · outputs · sliders

appliance

blender

Motorized food puréeing appliance

immersion blender · dough hook · bowl · pulse · knead · puree · chop · blend · emulsify · froth

social

networking

Building professional relationships

meetup · gathering · welcome party · orientation · singles event · speed dating · happy hour · cocktail party · conversation · introductions

baking

batter

Uncooked cake mixture

whipping · creaming · folding · beating · kneading · stiff peaks · butter · eggs · flour · sugar

cocktail

tonic

Invigorating medicinal drink

club soda · vermouth · grenadine · simple syrup · bitters · lime juice · cranberry · orange juice · cola · lemonade

Categories
Opposites
combining vs separating (devices/processes)

mixersseparators

Things that partition

centrifuges · sifters · dividers · strainers · filters

social facilitation vs social isolation (events)

mixersisolators

Devices that block transmission

exclusives · cliques · private parties · introverts · loners

blending vs preserving purity (beverages/substances)

mixersneat

Orderly, or undiluted

straight · unmixed · pure · undiluted · straight-up

Phrases
Family

mixed, mixer, unmixed, intermixed, premixed, remixed, remixer, remixers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G